Ásatrú (Icelandic "Æsir faith") is a new religious movement which is attempting to revive the Norse paganism of the Viking Age - as described in the Eddas - prior to the arrival of Christianity.
Ásatrú was established in the 1960s and early 1970s in Iceland, by the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið an organization founded by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson. Ásatrú is an officially recognized religion by the governments of Iceland (since 1973), Denmark (since 2003) and Norway. The United States government does not officially endorse or recognize any religious group; however, numerous Ásatrú groups have been granted nonprofit religious status going back to the 1970s.
While the term Ásatrú originally referred specifically to the Icelandic adherents of the religion, Germanic neopagan and reconstructionist groups widely identify themselves as Ásatrú, particularly in the USA. In this wider sense, the term Ásatrú is used synonymously with Germanic neopaganism or Germanic paganism, along with the terms Forn Sed, Odinism, Heithni, Heathenry and others.
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Asatru Knotwork - FAQs, forums, chat rooms, and links to related resources. [free membership required to access parts of site]
Meta Description: [ Asatru Knotwork: tying together everything relating to Asatru, Asatruar, Heathen, Heathenry ]
Asgard - A guided tour through the realms of the Norse universe. With descriptions of the major events and gods worshiped by the followers of Asatru.
Meta Description: [ Take a trip through Asgard and all the realms of the Norse with me,loki, as your guide. ]
Devotional Site to the Norse God Tyr - History of Norwegian paganism as well as background for the god Tyr.
Meta Description: [ Devotional and
Research site dedicated to Tyr, Nordic God. Site moved to ValkyrieTower.com ]
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Ginnungagap - A resource which contains interviews, essays, stories, and miscellaneous other material.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to Ginnungagap, a site about the Nordic gods! ]
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Groa's List of Recommended Heathen Reading - List of Recommended Heathen Reading by Ann Groa Sheffield.
Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft - A museum exhibition. With descriptions, pictures and information about Icelandic sorcery, including magical rune staves.
Meta Description: [ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft ]
Irminsul Aettir - Althing - Annual gathering that features a living history Norse encampment with games, crafts, workshops, and rituals. Includes information, registration, schedule of events, directions, and summary of previous gatherings.
Meta Description: [ Althing - A national gathering of Asatruar. ]
Raven Online - Traditionalist Norse Pagan Homepage. Information on Norse Paganism including Asatru Today magazine and Ravenbok, a complete book on the faith, and the Raven Kindred Association, an organization of kindreds.
Reeves Hall of Frigga's Web - Has an ambitious plan to provide supporting information for Asatru organizers and organizations. the intention is to collect and compile existing material where possible; otherwise, create the material from scratch.
squirrel.com Ásatrú Page - A collection of links mostly concerning or related to Ásatrú, the reconstruction of an ancient polytheistic religion of Northern European origin.
The Asatru Archive - FAQs and basic information to download.
Thundrune - A cyber-shrine dedicated to the God Thor featuring original Norse mythology source texts from the Eddas, art, poetry, free runic fonts, and storm animations.
Meta Description: [ A shrine to honour the God Thor, with information about Thor, Thor art, storm animations
and sounds, source texts from the Eddas about Thor, folklore, and links to other Thor websites. ]
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Vanic Veh - A sacred space dedicated to the Vanir, who are fertility deities (and much more) of North Europe.
Viking Religion - A text about the original viking religion and how it relates to asatru today.
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